Oh brother!!! Fishing a bit there, don't you think????
Methinks you're not really worried about the balance of power here. You have to know somewhere in the depths of your thought process that President Bush is humble, and has the understanding that he is where he is because God placed him there, and that there is no danger of his abusing power. You just don't like that people admire and respect him so deeply, because you don't.
I just don't like that Noonan is engaging in over the top hyperbole and people seem to be lapping it up.I have said nothing critical of Bush. Noonan, however, must be read critically. She is a professional propagandist. She was a speechwriter for papa Bush. Remember the thousand points of light? That's her. She is completely prejudiced and subsequently her words must be evaluated as such. It is absurd to judge this president or the actions he's taken since the terrorist attack without living through the consequences of his actions. Noonan's ga-ga-eyed prose has already led some to think that Bush's virtues are sublime merely because the man practices the common, yes common, courtesy of punctuality. I doubt very much if Gore, as president, had said the exact same words and done the exact same things as Bush that Noonan would be a fraction as flattering. She is a partisan and should be treated as such. Her aim is not to propegate truth, but rather exaggerate what is politically expedient. Because she happens to be on your side, what she writes isn't necessarily true.
I like Bush on his own merits.
I dislike Noonan because I dislike romance novels.